COHG Coordinating Editor receives IADR Distinguished Scientist award
Cochrane Oral Health Group's joint Co-ordinating Editor, Professor Helen Worthington, received the 2012 prestigious H. Trendley Dean Memorial Award from the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) at their session in Brazil last week, for her contributions to research in dentistry and oral health care.
The award, one of only 16 IADR Distinguished Scientist Awards, is in memory of H Trendley Dean, the 21st President of the IADR and first dental officer of the National Institutes of Health.
It is given for distinguished accomplishments in research and development in the fields of behavioural science, epidemiology and public health, and is one of the highest honours bestowed by the IADR.
The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) is a non-profit organisation with nearly 12,000 individual members worldwide. It is dedicated to advancing research and increasing knowledge to improve oral health; supporting the oral health research community, and facilitating the communication and application of research findings for the improvement of oral health worldwide.
As Professor of Evidence-based Care, Helen is recognised as a leader in evidence-based dentistry, which has had a profound effect on dental practice and public health worldwide. She has played a key role in developing and refining methods for systematic reviews of evidence for treatments and procedures in the oral health area providing an international evidence base for oral health care.
Recently published in The Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Oral Health Group publishes its reviews, updates and protocols within the Cochrane Library.
The most recent issue of the Cochrane Library is Issue 6, released in June 2012. Within it, COHG published the following:
Review updates (New search/conclusions changed)
- Surgical removal versus retention for the management of asymptomatic impacted wisdom teeth.
Mettes TG, Ghaeminia H, Nienhuijs MEL, Perry J, van der Sanden WJM, Plasschaert A.
In Issue 5, released in May 2012, COHG published the following:
New reviews
- Single crowns versus conventional fillings for the restoration of root filled teeth.
Fedorowicz Z, Carter B, de Souza RF, de Andrade Lima Chaves C, Nasser M, Sequeira-Byron P.
- Treatments for adults with prominent lower front teeth.
Minami-Sugaya H, Lentini-Oliveira DA, Carvalho FR, Machado MAC, Marzola C, Saconato H, Prado GF.
New protocols
- Interdental brushing for the management of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults.
Poklepovic T, Sambunjak D, Johnson TM, Imai P, Tugwell P, Nickerson JW, Clarkson JE, Worthington HV.
- Rubber dam isolation for restorative treatment in dental patients.
Wang Y, Li C, Yuan H, Wong MCM, Shi Z, Zhou X.
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Global Alliance: AGM outcomes
On 22 May 2012, the COHG Global Alliance's Annual General Meeting was held via teleconference.
With participation from clinical organsations from around the world, a mandate was set by the existing GA partners to guide the future of COHG's production of systematic reviews of oral healthcare.
The key suggestions/outcomes from the AGM were as follows:
* Work towards the
completion of prioritised orthodontic reviews;
* Acknowledgement that
vast progress has been made in first year of Global Alliance's operation re: prioritised reviews;
* Commitment for GA to
invest in methodologist assistance to support clinicians in their roles as authors;
* GA to look at better
coordination of guideline production/position papers as a potential remit, by working with guideline development groups (e.g. NICE);
* Commitment for GA to
encourage appreciation internationally of the value in undertaking systematic reviews (i.e. ‘their research’ vs. ‘our research’;
* Work collectively with partners to promote GA and
ensure sustainable finance;
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Assisting with dissemination of reviews to clinicians;
* Produce
overviews of specialty areas of oral health
for consumers;
* Produce
additional products for priority reviews – i.e. podcasts and journal supplements;
* Produce web pages for website with pages of
information for each specialty and
more resources online;
* Next remit for prioritised reviews is
paediatric dentistry, following same format as orthodontics exercise.
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